Paul ZablockiinLanguage is easy; writing is hard.I Literally Don’t Care How You Use the Word “Literally”Does your ire fire up when you hear someone use literally in the following context: “She literally chewed my ear off, going on and on…5 min read·Oct 10, 2014--1--1
Paul ZablockiinLanguage is easy; writing is hard.Lay It Down and Lie LowMost Americans cannot tell the difference between the verbs lay (to place) and lie (to recline). It’s a sad truth. Actually, most…5 min read·Jul 29, 2014----
Paul ZablockiThe Strange Case of He Versus Him, and Other Pronoun (Mis)applicationsSometimes proper English sounds strange to us.5 min read·May 18, 2014----
Paul ZablockiinLanguage & LingusticsThe Closing Quotation Mark DilemmaThree simple rules to keep your punctuation marks in their right place5 min read·Mar 5, 2014----
Paul ZablockiThe Double El(l) DilemmaHow one man’s spelling rules made me a true American4 min read·Feb 11, 2014----
Paul ZablockiGrowing Up in the Presence of SpiritsWhen should children learn about alcohol?9 min read·Feb 2, 2014----